1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

The 1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1961 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 30–15 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
1961 record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1961 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 15 Rutgers      9 0 0
No. 17 Arizona      8 1 1
Memphis State      8 2 0
Villanova      8 2 0
No. 17 Penn State      8 3 0
No. 14 Syracuse      8 3 0
Holy Cross      7 3 0
Navy      7 3 0
Miami (FL)      7 4 0
Army      6 4 0
San Jose State      6 4 0
Xavier      6 4 0
Colgate      5 4 0
Detroit      5 4 0
Houston      5 4 1
Notre Dame      5 5 0
Oregon State      5 5 0
Florida State      4 5 1
Boston University      4 5 0
Boston College      4 6 0
Oregon      4 6 0
Air Force      3 7 0
Pittsburgh      3 7 0
Washington State      3 7 0
Idaho      2 7 0
Dayton      2 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 23NavyNo. 7W 20–10
September 29at Miami (FL)No. 8L 8–25
October 6at Boston UniversityW 32–0
October 14Army
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 6–10
October 21Syracuse
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 14–0
October 28California
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 33–16
November 4at MarylandL 17–21
November 11at West VirginiaW 20–6
November 18Holy Cross
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
W 34–14
November 25at PittsburghW 47–26
December 30vs. Georgia TechW 30–15
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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